Vim: v9.2.0762

Vim AppImage Release v9.2.0762

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GVim: v9.2.0762 - Vim git commit: d859e128a - glibc: 2.34

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• runtime(xml): Update xml syntax file
• runtime(doc): regenerate help tags
• 9.2.0762: duplicated sub-option name check in :set completion
• runtime(screen): Bring the syntax up to version 5
• runtime(typst): Improve ftplugin, and syntax file
• 9.2.0761: runtime(netrw): Unix: unable to open '\' file
• 9.2.0760: Compiler warning for using potentially uninitialized var
• 9.2.0759: Some code for 'autocompletedelay' is no longer needed
• runtime(autoload/dist): gx may use xdg-open on macOS

What is the Difference between the GVim and the Vim Appimage?

The difference between the GVim and Vim Appimage is, that the GVim version includes a graphical User Interface (GTK3) and other X11 features like clipboard handling. That means, for proper clipboard support, you'll need the GVim Appimage, but you can only run this on a system that has the X11 libraries installed.

For a Server or headless environment, you are probably be better with the Vim version.

Note: The image is based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS jammy. It most likely won't work on older distributions.

Run it

Download the AppImage, make it executable then you can just run it:

wget -O /tmp/gvim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.2.0762/GVim-v9.2.0762.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/gvim.appimage
/tmp/gvim.appimage
# alternatively, download the Vim Appimage
wget -O /tmp/vim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.2.0762/Vim-v9.2.0762.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/vim.appimage
/tmp/vim.appimage

That's all, you should have a graphical vim now running (if you have a graphical system running) 😄

If you want a terminal Vim (with X11 and clipboard feature enabled), just create a symbolic link with a name starting with "vim". Like:

ln -s /tmp/gvim.appimage /tmp/vim.appimage

Then execute vim.appimage to get a terminal Vim.

Interpreter interfaces

The Vim / GVim AppImage's are compiled with Vim interfaces for Perl 5.30, Python 3.8+, Ruby 2.7, and Lua 5.3 and built on Ubuntu 22.04 ("jammy"). If your system runs this exact version of Ubuntu (or some compatible flavor), and has the corresponding interpreter packages installed, they will work just as in a native Vim distro package.

Otherwise,

• for Python 3: install it on your system. In Vim, set pythonthreedll=libpython3.10.so or similar (use the shell command sudo ldconfig -p | grep libpython3 to find the library name). See :help +python3/dyn-stable.
• for any interpreter other than Python: the appimage embeds a version of its runtime. The Vim interface will work (see e.g. :help lua, :help perl, :help ruby), however it won't have access to the default / base modules (with various effects for each interpreter). Any interpreter modules (base and add-ons) installed on your system will be ignored and are most likely not compatible with the runtime version embedded in the AppImage.

Vim: v9.2.0758

Vim AppImage Release v9.2.0758

Version Information:
GVim: v9.2.0758 - Vim git commit: 852cc9128 - glibc: 2.34

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• 9.2.0758: pum: No opacity when background not set for Popup menu group
• 9.2.0757: tests: test_popupwin fails with zsh because of the prompt
• 9.2.0756: Session with multiple tabpages sets 'winminheight' to 0
• 9.2.0755: 'autocomplete' behaves inconsistently when recording
• 9.2.0754: repeated completion length lookup in search_for_exact_line
• 9.2.0753: GTK GUI deferred redraw skipped on 'lazyredraw'
• runtime: add missing fnameescape()/shellescape() in a few runtime files

What is the Difference between the GVim and the Vim Appimage?

The difference between the GVim and Vim Appimage is, that the GVim version includes a graphical User Interface (GTK3) and other X11 features like clipboard handling. That means, for proper clipboard support, you'll need the GVim Appimage, but you can only run this on a system that has the X11 libraries installed.

For a Server or headless environment, you are probably be better with the Vim version.

Note: The image is based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS jammy. It most likely won't work on older distributions.

Run it

Download the AppImage, make it executable then you can just run it:

wget -O /tmp/gvim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.2.0758/GVim-v9.2.0758.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/gvim.appimage
/tmp/gvim.appimage
# alternatively, download the Vim Appimage
wget -O /tmp/vim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.2.0758/Vim-v9.2.0758.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/vim.appimage
/tmp/vim.appimage

That's all, you should have a graphical vim now running (if you have a graphical system running) 😄

If you want a terminal Vim (with X11 and clipboard feature enabled), just create a symbolic link with a name starting with "vim". Like:

ln -s /tmp/gvim.appimage /tmp/vim.appimage

Then execute vim.appimage to get a terminal Vim.

Interpreter interfaces

The Vim / GVim AppImage's are compiled with Vim interfaces for Perl 5.30, Python 3.8+, Ruby 2.7, and Lua 5.3 and built on Ubuntu 22.04 ("jammy"). If your system runs this exact version of Ubuntu (or some compatible flavor), and has the corresponding interpreter packages installed, they will work just as in a native Vim distro package.

Otherwise,

• for Python 3: install it on your system. In Vim, set pythonthreedll=libpython3.10.so or similar (use the shell command sudo ldconfig -p | grep libpython3 to find the library name). See :help +python3/dyn-stable.
• for any interpreter other than Python: the appimage embeds a version of its runtime. The Vim interface will work (see e.g. :help lua, :help perl, :help ruby), however it won't have access to the default / base modules (with various effects for each interpreter). Any interpreter modules (base and add-ons) installed on your system will be ignored and are most likely not compatible with the runtime version embedded in the AppImage.

Vim: v9.2.0752

Vim AppImage Release v9.2.0752

Version Information:
GVim: v9.2.0752 - Vim git commit: 3fa4da4ac - glibc: 2.34

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• runtime: add missing fnameescape()/shellescape() in a few runtime files
• 9.2.0752: GTK4: drag-and-drop does not support HTML
• 9.2.0751: GTK3 GUI is slow under Wayland
• translation(ru): Updated message files
• 9.2.0750: completion: 'autocompletedelay' deferral leaks state
• 9.2.0749: 'autocompletedelay' interferes with i_CTRL-K
• 9.2.0748: 'autocompletedelay' interferes with CTRL-G U
• runtime(netrw): Use consistent forward slashes

What is the Difference between the GVim and the Vim Appimage?

The difference between the GVim and Vim Appimage is, that the GVim version includes a graphical User Interface (GTK3) and other X11 features like clipboard handling. That means, for proper clipboard support, you'll need the GVim Appimage, but you can only run this on a system that has the X11 libraries installed.

For a Server or headless environment, you are probably be better with the Vim version.

Note: The image is based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS jammy. It most likely won't work on older distributions.

Run it

Download the AppImage, make it executable then you can just run it:

wget -O /tmp/gvim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.2.0752/GVim-v9.2.0752.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/gvim.appimage
/tmp/gvim.appimage
# alternatively, download the Vim Appimage
wget -O /tmp/vim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.2.0752/Vim-v9.2.0752.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/vim.appimage
/tmp/vim.appimage

That's all, you should have a graphical vim now running (if you have a graphical system running) 😄

If you want a terminal Vim (with X11 and clipboard feature enabled), just create a symbolic link with a name starting with "vim". Like:

ln -s /tmp/gvim.appimage /tmp/vim.appimage

Then execute vim.appimage to get a terminal Vim.

Interpreter interfaces

The Vim / GVim AppImage's are compiled with Vim interfaces for Perl 5.30, Python 3.8+, Ruby 2.7, and Lua 5.3 and built on Ubuntu 22.04 ("jammy"). If your system runs this exact version of Ubuntu (or some compatible flavor), and has the corresponding interpreter packages installed, they will work just as in a native Vim distro package.

Otherwise,

• for Python 3: install it on your system. In Vim, set pythonthreedll=libpython3.10.so or similar (use the shell command sudo ldconfig -p | grep libpython3 to find the library name). See :help +python3/dyn-stable.
• for any interpreter other than Python: the appimage embeds a version of its runtime. The Vim interface will work (see e.g. :help lua, :help perl, :help ruby), however it won't have access to the default / base modules (with various effects for each interpreter). Any interpreter modules (base and add-ons) installed on your system will be ignored and are most likely not compatible with the runtime version embedded in the AppImage.

Vim: v9.2.0747

Vim AppImage Release v9.2.0747

Version Information:
GVim: v9.2.0747 - Vim git commit: 48474e637 - glibc: 2.34

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• runtime(netrw): Use consistent forward slashes
• 9.2.0747: cscope: connection leak when growing the array fails
• 9.2.0746: NULL pointer dereference in gui_photon
• 9.2.0745: Crash with truncated spellfile
• 9.2.0744: popup_atcursor() closes immediately on white space
• runtime(odin): Update indent script, add indent tests
• CI: MS-Windows: Run gvim/vim tests in parallel
• 9.2.0743: string macros silently accept a size of the wrong type
• runtime(vim): Fix heredoc triggering misidentifcation of Vim9 script
• 9.2.0742: filetype: SSH keys and related filetypes not recognized
• runtime(css): add more missing CSS properties
• 9.2.0741: complete_check() does not return TRUE for mapped input
• 9.2.0740: GTK4: scrollbar wrongly displayed
• 9.2.0739: completion: 'autocompletedelay' blocks the main loop and drops autocommands
• runtime: guard recommended style settings consistently

What is the Difference between the GVim and the Vim Appimage?

The difference between the GVim and Vim Appimage is, that the GVim version includes a graphical User Interface (GTK3) and other X11 features like clipboard handling. That means, for proper clipboard support, you'll need the GVim Appimage, but you can only run this on a system that has the X11 libraries installed.

For a Server or headless environment, you are probably be better with the Vim version.

Note: The image is based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS jammy. It most likely won't work on older distributions.

Run it

Download the AppImage, make it executable then you can just run it:

wget -O /tmp/gvim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.2.0747/GVim-v9.2.0747.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/gvim.appimage
/tmp/gvim.appimage
# alternatively, download the Vim Appimage
wget -O /tmp/vim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.2.0747/Vim-v9.2.0747.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/vim.appimage
/tmp/vim.appimage

That's all, you should have a graphical vim now running (if you have a graphical system running) 😄

If you want a terminal Vim (with X11 and clipboard feature enabled), just create a symbolic link with a name starting with "vim". Like:

ln -s /tmp/gvim.appimage /tmp/vim.appimage

Then execute vim.appimage to get a terminal Vim.

Interpreter interfaces

The Vim / GVim AppImage's are compiled with Vim interfaces for Perl 5.30, Python 3.8+, Ruby 2.7, and Lua 5.3 and built on Ubuntu 22.04 ("jammy"). If your system runs this exact version of Ubuntu (or some compatible flavor), and has the corresponding interpreter packages installed, they will work just as in a native Vim distro package.

Otherwise,

• for Python 3: install it on your system. In Vim, set pythonthreedll=libpython3.10.so or similar (use the shell command sudo ldconfig -p | grep libpython3 to find the library name). See :help +python3/dyn-stable.
• for any interpreter other than Python: the appimage embeds a version of its runtime. The Vim interface will work (see e.g. :help lua, :help perl, :help ruby), however it won't have access to the default / base modules (with various effects for each interpreter). Any interpreter modules (base and add-ons) installed on your system will be ignored and are most likely not compatible with the runtime version embedded in the AppImage.

Vim: v9.2.0738

Vim AppImage Release v9.2.0738

Version Information:
GVim: v9.2.0738 - Vim git commit: 43939cf9e - glibc: 2.34

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• 9.2.0738: ml_recover() may write beyond block buffer
• CI: Bump actions/checkout in the github-actions group across 1 directory
• 9.2.0737: tests: comment test can be improved
• 9.2.0736: potential command execution in PHP omni-completion

What is the Difference between the GVim and the Vim Appimage?

The difference between the GVim and Vim Appimage is, that the GVim version includes a graphical User Interface (GTK3) and other X11 features like clipboard handling. That means, for proper clipboard support, you'll need the GVim Appimage, but you can only run this on a system that has the X11 libraries installed.

For a Server or headless environment, you are probably be better with the Vim version.

Note: The image is based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS jammy. It most likely won't work on older distributions.

Run it

Download the AppImage, make it executable then you can just run it:

wget -O /tmp/gvim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.2.0738/GVim-v9.2.0738.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/gvim.appimage
/tmp/gvim.appimage
# alternatively, download the Vim Appimage
wget -O /tmp/vim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.2.0738/Vim-v9.2.0738.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/vim.appimage
/tmp/vim.appimage

That's all, you should have a graphical vim now running (if you have a graphical system running) 😄

If you want a terminal Vim (with X11 and clipboard feature enabled), just create a symbolic link with a name starting with "vim". Like:

ln -s /tmp/gvim.appimage /tmp/vim.appimage

Then execute vim.appimage to get a terminal Vim.

Interpreter interfaces

The Vim / GVim AppImage's are compiled with Vim interfaces for Perl 5.30, Python 3.8+, Ruby 2.7, and Lua 5.3 and built on Ubuntu 22.04 ("jammy"). If your system runs this exact version of Ubuntu (or some compatible flavor), and has the corresponding interpreter packages installed, they will work just as in a native Vim distro package.

Otherwise,

• for Python 3: install it on your system. In Vim, set pythonthreedll=libpython3.10.so or similar (use the shell command sudo ldconfig -p | grep libpython3 to find the library name). See :help +python3/dyn-stable.
• for any interpreter other than Python: the appimage embeds a version of its runtime. The Vim interface will work (see e.g. :help lua, :help perl, :help ruby), however it won't have access to the default / base modules (with various effects for each interpreter). Any interpreter modules (base and add-ons) installed on your system will be ignored and are most likely not compatible with the runtime version embedded in the AppImage.

Vim: v9.2.0735

Vim AppImage Release v9.2.0735

Version Information:
GVim: v9.2.0735 - Vim git commit: 6b611b0d1 - glibc: 2.34

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• 9.2.0735: [security]: arbitrary Ex command execution during C omni-completion
• runtime(doc): Tweak documentation style and typo
• 9.2.0734: function pointer passed to STRNCMP() instead of a length
• runtime(cabal): Update compiler, ftplugin, syntax, add indent script
• 9.2.0733: GTK3: GUI slow on X11 since dropping the alpha channel
• 9.2.0732: session: terminal restored using absolute columns/rows
• 9.2.0731: GTK4 GUI scrollbar size not updated when restoring a session
• 9.2.0730: GTK4 GUI tabline is not updated
• 9.2.0729: % skips parens on continued quoted lines
• runtime(doc): Add installer updates to version9.txt
• 9.2.0728: filetype: supertux info pattern is relative to current dir
• 9.2.0727: popup images not rendered correctly when unfocused
• 9.2.0726: filetype detect missing from completion

What is the Difference between the GVim and the Vim Appimage?

The difference between the GVim and Vim Appimage is, that the GVim version includes a graphical User Interface (GTK3) and other X11 features like clipboard handling. That means, for proper clipboard support, you'll need the GVim Appimage, but you can only run this on a system that has the X11 libraries installed.

For a Server or headless environment, you are probably be better with the Vim version.

Note: The image is based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS jammy. It most likely won't work on older distributions.

Run it

Download the AppImage, make it executable then you can just run it:

wget -O /tmp/gvim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.2.0735/GVim-v9.2.0735.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/gvim.appimage
/tmp/gvim.appimage
# alternatively, download the Vim Appimage
wget -O /tmp/vim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.2.0735/Vim-v9.2.0735.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/vim.appimage
/tmp/vim.appimage

That's all, you should have a graphical vim now running (if you have a graphical system running) 😄

If you want a terminal Vim (with X11 and clipboard feature enabled), just create a symbolic link with a name starting with "vim". Like:

ln -s /tmp/gvim.appimage /tmp/vim.appimage

Then execute vim.appimage to get a terminal Vim.

Interpreter interfaces

The Vim / GVim AppImage's are compiled with Vim interfaces for Perl 5.30, Python 3.8+, Ruby 2.7, and Lua 5.3 and built on Ubuntu 22.04 ("jammy"). If your system runs this exact version of Ubuntu (or some compatible flavor), and has the corresponding interpreter packages installed, they will work just as in a native Vim distro package.

Otherwise,

• for Python 3: install it on your system. In Vim, set pythonthreedll=libpython3.10.so or similar (use the shell command sudo ldconfig -p | grep libpython3 to find the library name). See :help +python3/dyn-stable.
• for any interpreter other than Python: the appimage embeds a version of its runtime. The Vim interface will work (see e.g. :help lua, :help perl, :help ruby), however it won't have access to the default / base modules (with various effects for each interpreter). Any interpreter modules (base and add-ons) installed on your system will be ignored and are most likely not compatible with the runtime version embedded in the AppImage.

Vim: v9.2.0725

Vim AppImage Release v9.2.0725

Version Information:
GVim: v9.2.0725 - Vim git commit: d22ff1c95 - glibc: 2.34

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• 9.2.0725: [security]: Stack out-of-bounds write in spell_soundfold_sal()
• 9.2.0724: Use-after-free when freeing exit_cb job on exit
• 9.2.0723: term_start() does not support "noclose"
• 9.2.0722: GTK4: find/replace dialog can be improved
• 9.2.0721: serverlist() returns strings separated by \n
• 9.2.0720: GTK4: no support for browsefilter
• 9.2.0719: GTK4: default menu is lacking
• 9.2.0718: :syn sync without an argument also lists syntax cluster
• 9.2.0717: tests: strange indent in Test_autocmd_dup_arg()
• 9.2.0716: filetype: not all supertux files are recognized
• 9.2.0715: Coverity warns about copy/paste error in hl_blend_attr()
• 9.2.0714: Coverity warns for NULL deref
• 9.2.0713: completion: ruler not updated correctly when the popup menu is visible

What is the Difference between the GVim and the Vim Appimage?

The difference between the GVim and Vim Appimage is, that the GVim version includes a graphical User Interface (GTK3) and other X11 features like clipboard handling. That means, for proper clipboard support, you'll need the GVim Appimage, but you can only run this on a system that has the X11 libraries installed.

For a Server or headless environment, you are probably be better with the Vim version.

Note: The image is based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS jammy. It most likely won't work on older distributions.

Run it

Download the AppImage, make it executable then you can just run it:

wget -O /tmp/gvim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.2.0725/GVim-v9.2.0725.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/gvim.appimage
/tmp/gvim.appimage
# alternatively, download the Vim Appimage
wget -O /tmp/vim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.2.0725/Vim-v9.2.0725.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/vim.appimage
/tmp/vim.appimage

That's all, you should have a graphical vim now running (if you have a graphical system running) 😄

If you want a terminal Vim (with X11 and clipboard feature enabled), just create a symbolic link with a name starting with "vim". Like:

ln -s /tmp/gvim.appimage /tmp/vim.appimage

Then execute vim.appimage to get a terminal Vim.

Interpreter interfaces

The Vim / GVim AppImage's are compiled with Vim interfaces for Perl 5.30, Python 3.8+, Ruby 2.7, and Lua 5.3 and built on Ubuntu 22.04 ("jammy"). If your system runs this exact version of Ubuntu (or some compatible flavor), and has the corresponding interpreter packages installed, they will work just as in a native Vim distro package.

Otherwise,

• for Python 3: install it on your system. In Vim, set pythonthreedll=libpython3.10.so or similar (use the shell command sudo ldconfig -p | grep libpython3 to find the library name). See :help +python3/dyn-stable.
• for any interpreter other than Python: the appimage embeds a version of its runtime. The Vim interface will work (see e.g. :help lua, :help perl, :help ruby), however it won't have access to the default / base modules (with various effects for each interpreter). Any interpreter modules (base and add-ons) installed on your system will be ignored and are most likely not compatible with the runtime version embedded in the AppImage.

Vim: v9.2.0712

Vim AppImage Release v9.2.0712

Version Information:
GVim: v9.2.0712 - Vim git commit: 5c1b989b4 - glibc: 2.34

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• 9.2.0712: GTK4: dialogs not handling mnemonics correctly
• 9.2.0711: leak in ins_compl_infercase_gettext() in error case
• 9.2.0710: GTK4 GUI resize handling can be improved
• 9.2.0709: GTK4: a few minor issues
• 9.2.0708: Leaks in do_autocmd in error case
• runtime(dnsmasq): add new keywords and order existing keywords alphabetically
• CI: Restore daily Coverity Scan

What is the Difference between the GVim and the Vim Appimage?

The difference between the GVim and Vim Appimage is, that the GVim version includes a graphical User Interface (GTK3) and other X11 features like clipboard handling. That means, for proper clipboard support, you'll need the GVim Appimage, but you can only run this on a system that has the X11 libraries installed.

For a Server or headless environment, you are probably be better with the Vim version.

Note: The image is based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS jammy. It most likely won't work on older distributions.

Run it

Download the AppImage, make it executable then you can just run it:

wget -O /tmp/gvim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.2.0712/GVim-v9.2.0712.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/gvim.appimage
/tmp/gvim.appimage
# alternatively, download the Vim Appimage
wget -O /tmp/vim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.2.0712/Vim-v9.2.0712.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/vim.appimage
/tmp/vim.appimage

That's all, you should have a graphical vim now running (if you have a graphical system running) 😄

If you want a terminal Vim (with X11 and clipboard feature enabled), just create a symbolic link with a name starting with "vim". Like:

ln -s /tmp/gvim.appimage /tmp/vim.appimage

Then execute vim.appimage to get a terminal Vim.

Interpreter interfaces

The Vim / GVim AppImage's are compiled with Vim interfaces for Perl 5.30, Python 3.8+, Ruby 2.7, and Lua 5.3 and built on Ubuntu 22.04 ("jammy"). If your system runs this exact version of Ubuntu (or some compatible flavor), and has the corresponding interpreter packages installed, they will work just as in a native Vim distro package.

Otherwise,

• for Python 3: install it on your system. In Vim, set pythonthreedll=libpython3.10.so or similar (use the shell command sudo ldconfig -p | grep libpython3 to find the library name). See :help +python3/dyn-stable.
• for any interpreter other than Python: the appimage embeds a version of its runtime. The Vim interface will work (see e.g. :help lua, :help perl, :help ruby), however it won't have access to the default / base modules (with various effects for each interpreter). Any interpreter modules (base and add-ons) installed on your system will be ignored and are most likely not compatible with the runtime version embedded in the AppImage.

Vim: v9.2.0707

Vim AppImage Release v9.2.0707

Version Information:
GVim: v9.2.0707 - Vim git commit: d167c50de - glibc: 2.34

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• 9.2.0707: completion: popup misplaced when text before it is concealed
• runtime(doc): document Solaris as supported OS
• runtime(dtrace): handle DTrace probe highlighting before action blocks
• 9.2.0706: tests: test_terminal3 may fail when $SHELL is zsh
• runtime(beancount): Add support for non-ASCII account names
• 9.2.0705: :delete # silently fails to update "# and clobbers "0
• 9.2.0704: GTK4: not handling mouse events
• 9.2.0703: session file does not store relative Vim9 autoload imports
• 9.2.0702: :windo and :tabdo create an extra window with 'winfixbuf'
• runtime(fennel): Update Last Update header
• runtime(fennel): add more ";" comment leaders to 'comments'
• 9.2.0701: tests: test_terminal.vim does not wait for job to finish
• 9.2.0700: configure: -lrt requirement for timer_create not detected
• nsis: Remove NSIS Installer Code

What is the Difference between the GVim and the Vim Appimage?

The difference between the GVim and Vim Appimage is, that the GVim version includes a graphical User Interface (GTK3) and other X11 features like clipboard handling. That means, for proper clipboard support, you'll need the GVim Appimage, but you can only run this on a system that has the X11 libraries installed.

For a Server or headless environment, you are probably be better with the Vim version.

Note: The image is based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS jammy. It most likely won't work on older distributions.

Run it

Download the AppImage, make it executable then you can just run it:

wget -O /tmp/gvim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.2.0707/GVim-v9.2.0707.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/gvim.appimage
/tmp/gvim.appimage
# alternatively, download the Vim Appimage
wget -O /tmp/vim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.2.0707/Vim-v9.2.0707.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/vim.appimage
/tmp/vim.appimage

That's all, you should have a graphical vim now running (if you have a graphical system running) 😄

If you want a terminal Vim (with X11 and clipboard feature enabled), just create a symbolic link with a name starting with "vim". Like:

ln -s /tmp/gvim.appimage /tmp/vim.appimage

Then execute vim.appimage to get a terminal Vim.

Interpreter interfaces

The Vim / GVim AppImage's are compiled with Vim interfaces for Perl 5.30, Python 3.8+, Ruby 2.7, and Lua 5.3 and built on Ubuntu 22.04 ("jammy"). If your system runs this exact version of Ubuntu (or some compatible flavor), and has the corresponding interpreter packages installed, they will work just as in a native Vim distro package.

Otherwise,

• for Python 3: install it on your system. In Vim, set pythonthreedll=libpython3.10.so or similar (use the shell command sudo ldconfig -p | grep libpython3 to find the library name). See :help +python3/dyn-stable.
• for any interpreter other than Python: the appimage embeds a version of its runtime. The Vim interface will work (see e.g. :help lua, :help perl, :help ruby), however it won't have access to the default / base modules (with various effects for each interpreter). Any interpreter modules (base and add-ons) installed on your system will be ignored and are most likely not compatible with the runtime version embedded in the AppImage.

Vim: v9.2.0699

Vim AppImage Release v9.2.0699

Version Information:
GVim: v9.2.0699 - Vim git commit: e31ec2ef0 - glibc: 2.34

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Changelog

• nsis: Remove NSIS Installer Code
• 9.2.0699: [security]: possible code execution with python complete
• 9.2.0698: [security]: Out-of-bounds write with soundfold()
• runtime(xslt,xsd): speed up highlighting by optimizing lookbehinds in patterns
• 9.2.0697: possible overflow when parsing CSI keys
• 9.2.0696: GTK4: A few issues with toolbar support
• Add README.ja.txt and LICENSE.ja.txt
• 9.2.0695: Solaris: test_delete_temp_dir() fails because of missing flock
• 9.2.0694: Solaris: some tests faiures due to Solaris peculiarities
• 9.2.0693: tests: Test_suspend() may fail because of keyprotocol query
• 9.2.0692: GTK2: build failure, popup images not drawn correctly
• 9.2.0691: Solaris: Test_terminal_composing_unicode() fails
• 9.2.0690: Solaris: swap file names are too long
• 9.2.0689: the "%" command is slow on a long line with many slashes
• runtime(cpp): add C++26 lexical constructs to syntax highlighting
• CI: Bump msys2/setup-msys2
• 9.2.0688: Terminal-Normal mode does not show the Visual selection on a colored empty line
• translation(ru): fix typo in Russian translation for the new tutor
• 9.2.0687: popup_image_composites_frames() has improper if block scope
• 9.2.0686: style: strcmp usage is inconsistent
• 9.2.0685: clipboard.c does not get the Wayland CFLAGS on GTK2
• 9.2.0684: :reg # does not display the value of the '#' register
• 9.2.0683: filetype completion mishandles finished sub options
• 9.2.0682: Wrong dot-repeat when calling complete() while filtering completion
• runtime(lua): Update ftplugin, fix matchit block comment pattern
• 9.2.0681: configure: -lruby added even for a dynamic ruby build
• runtime(doc): regenerate help tags

What is the Difference between the GVim and the Vim Appimage?

The difference between the GVim and Vim Appimage is, that the GVim version includes a graphical User Interface (GTK3) and other X11 features like clipboard handling. That means, for proper clipboard support, you'll need the GVim Appimage, but you can only run this on a system that has the X11 libraries installed.

For a Server or headless environment, you are probably be better with the Vim version.

Note: The image is based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS jammy. It most likely won't work on older distributions.

Run it

Download the AppImage, make it executable then you can just run it:

wget -O /tmp/gvim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.2.0699/GVim-v9.2.0699.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/gvim.appimage
/tmp/gvim.appimage
# alternatively, download the Vim Appimage
wget -O /tmp/vim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.2.0699/Vim-v9.2.0699.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/vim.appimage
/tmp/vim.appimage

That's all, you should have a graphical vim now running (if you have a graphical system running) 😄

If you want a terminal Vim (with X11 and clipboard feature enabled), just create a symbolic link with a name starting with "vim". Like:

ln -s /tmp/gvim.appimage /tmp/vim.appimage

Then execute vim.appimage to get a terminal Vim.

Interpreter interfaces

The Vim / GVim AppImage's are compiled with Vim interfaces for Perl 5.30, Python 3.8+, Ruby 2.7, and Lua 5.3 and built on Ubuntu 22.04 ("jammy"). If your system runs this exact version of Ubuntu (or some compatible flavor), and has the corresponding interpreter packages installed, they will work just as in a native Vim distro package.

Otherwise,

• for Python 3: install it on your system. In Vim, set pythonthreedll=libpython3.10.so or similar (use the shell command sudo ldconfig -p | grep libpython3 to find the library name). See :help +python3/dyn-stable.
• for any interpreter other than Python: the appimage embeds a version of its runtime. The Vim interface will work (see e.g. :help lua, :help perl, :help ruby), however it won't have access to the default / base modules (with various effects for each interpreter). Any interpreter modules (base and add-ons) installed on your system will be ignored and are most likely not compatible with the runtime version embedded in the AppImage.